Washington’s top court holds Legislature in contempt
SEATTLE – The Washington Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision Thursday holding the Legislature in contempt for its lack of progress on fixing the way the state pays for public education but withheld possible punishment until after the 2015 session.
The court promised to reconvene and impose sanctions and other remedial measures if lawmakers do not make plans to solve the problem by the end of that session.
Possible sanctions include fines for the Legislature or individual lawmakers, having the court rewrite the state budget and revoking tax exemptions. More here.
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